Tag: shiites
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Human rights group decries growing spate of crimes by IPOB, IMN
As terrorist groups continue to take laws into their hands Following the gruesome murder of two police officers by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Monday in Oraifite, Anambra State, human rights group have called for drastic measures to avert future occurrence. The Coalition for Human Rights Monitoring Groups in Nigeria (CHRMGN)…
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Police disperse Shiite protesters with gunshots in Abuja
Members of Islamic Movement in Nigeria also known as Shiites, were on Friday in Abuja dispersed by the Nigeria Police Force. The IMN members had assembled in Nigeria’s capital to protest the continued detention of their leader, Sheik Ibrahim El-Zakzaky. However, the police dispersed the protesting members with loud gunshots fired into the air. According…
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Shi’ites to embark on nationwide trek Saturday
Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) popularly known as Shi’ites have disclosed plans to embark on their annual nationwide Arba’een symbolic trek on Saturday. The IMN however assured the symbolic trek will be peaceful and devoid of any attempt to disrupt the right of safe passage to other road users, adding there would…
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Shi’ites dare police, hold Ashura procession in Wuse
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria has carried out its Ashura mourning procession in Abuja, in defiance of the police. The Ashura procession is an yearly religious ritual carried out by the Shia Islamic sect all over the world on September 10. Members including men, women, and children held the procession for a few kilometres from…
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BREAKING: Shiites temporarily suspends protests nationwide
The Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky- led Shi’ites group, the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, (IMN) has apparently bowed to pressure from its recent proscription by a Federal High Court resulting from the renewed clashes with the police, as the group on Wednesday announced suspension of its streets protests. IMN said the suspension of its protests, which it…
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Bloody Protests: Shi’ites head to court over FG's proscription order
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria is to challenge the court order obtained by the federal government banning the operations of the organization. Spokesman of the Movement, Ibrahim Musa confirmed that “we will be in court challenging the proscription”. Musa who spoke through a phone message on the recent accusation by a rival Shiite group that…
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IGP confirms proscription of Shiites movement in Nigeria
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu has confirmed the proscription of Shiite group, the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) by the federal government following deadly protests in the Abuja. Tensions continued to rise as Shiite group protested in Abuja, calling for the release of its leader, Ibrahim Zakzaky. The deadly protests have claimed the lives…
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Buhari's misguided invitation of Shiites to terrorism – Femi Aribisala
By Femi Aribisala The decision of the Nigerian government to proscribe the Shiite Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) and to declare it officially as a terrorist organization is a catastrophic blunder. In the first instance, the decision is illegal and unconstitutional. It is a blatant infringement on the freedom of religion guaranteed under the Nigerian…
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Bloody protests: MURIC endorses proscription of Shiites
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has endorsed the proscription of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) otherwise known as Shiites by the Federal Government. In a statement issued on Monday in Ibadan by its Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, MURIC said the government action was imperative and decisive owing to Shiites’ violent disposition and disrespect to…
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El-Zakzaky: Human Rights group hail proscription of IMN as a terrorist organization
The Save Humanity Advocacy Centre (SHAC) has hailed the proscription of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) as a terrorist organisation, describing it as a “relief to Nigerians”. The Federal Government, on Friday, obtained a court order to banish the Shiite organisation, following violent protests in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Justice Nkeonye Maha of…